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   Newham Recorder Column

Every two weeks I write a column for the Newham Recorder newspaper - below are some of my past columns.

  • L&Q Housing Development / Red Door Studios (21/12/11)
    There was understandable dismay locally when the Green Man pub, at the corner of Katherine Road and Plashet Grove, was demolished. It was said to be the neighbourhood’s oldest...
  • Bank fraud (23/11/11)
    In the Commons last week, I secured a special debate to consider the plight of two constituents. Both have been placed in a terrible position by Lloyds Bank. One...
  • My visit to Crossrail's Tunnelling Academy (20/10/11)
    We can all see the scale of the changes around Stratford in the run up to the Olympics. But this may well be just the start. Work is...
  • News from the Labour Party Conference (05/10/11)
    I went to Liverpool for the Labour Party Conference. My first visit to Liverpool was for Michael Foot’s March for Jobs in 1981. The city looked devastated then....
  • Healthcare in East London (21/09/11)
    A proposal is being considered to merge the trust which manages Newham General Hospital with those running the Royal London / St Barts and Whipps Cross. Would the new...
  • Public disturbances in East Ham (27/07/11)
    Perhaps I shouldn’t have been, but I was surprised as well as appalled by the disorder on Newham streets last week. It was inexcusable. The police response has...
  • TB in East Ham (13/07/11)
    TB is on the rise. London has the highest rates of TB in the UK. And in Newham we have the highest rate in London. This is not...
  • Wild animals in circuses (29/06/11)
    There were extraordinary scenes as the House of Commons debated the proposal to ban wild animals in circuses. The cross party backbench motion was sponsored by local Labour MP...
  • Bits and Bobs (15/06/11)
    Recent bus disruption outside East Ham station has been a disgrace. Of course, pavement renewal will cause inconvenience. But bus stops have been closed well after the work...
  • The importance of ESOL courses (01/06/11)
    A few weeks ago I attended a debate in Parliament about plans to cut funding for English language courses. The debate about ‘English for Speakers of Other Languages’ (ESOL)...
  • My visit to Stratford Building College (18/05/11)
    Ten years ago, together with Tony Banks, I laid the foundation stone for the new Building Crafts College at Stratford. Last week, I returned to catch up with progress....
  • The Living Wage (04/05/11)
    Last week, a rally at Westminster Central Hall marked ten years since the launch of the London Living Wage campaign. This remarkable campaign was started by Telco, the coalition...
  • NHS Reforms (23/03/11)
    David Cameron promised before the election that “...there would be no top-down re-organisation of the NHS”. It is a promise which is being spectacularly broken. The massive reorganisation...
  • The Welfare Reform Bill (09/03/11)
    After U-turns on school sports and forest privatisation, the new Welfare Reform Bill is yet another piece of unsatisfactory legislation. I wound up for the Opposition in last Wednesday’s...
  • The Monega Residents Association Concert (23/02/11)
    On Saturday evening 12 February I attended a jazz evening at St Edmund's Church, Katherine Road, organised by Monega Residents Association. It was a great event, and the place...
  • Multicultaralism (09/02/11)
    On 15 November, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke announced big cuts to legal aid. Funding will be axed for a wide range of disputes, including divorce, employment and debt....
  • Cuts to Legal Aid (26/01/11)
    On 15 November, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke announced big cuts to legal aid. Funding will be axed for a wide range of disputes, including divorce, employment and debt....
  • Modernisation of the Royal Mail (12/01/11)
    Royal Mail is in the news again. One local issue worrying me has been the proposal to close East London Mail Centre, at Twelvetrees Crescent, Bromley-by-Bow. The proposal...
  • Visiting Westfield, Stratford City (15/12/10)
    I have just paid my first visit to Westfield Stratford Shopping Centre, alongside the Olympic Park, which opens next September. Its quite something. From above, it looks like a...
  • Welfare Reform (02/12/10)
    As a Shadow Minister, it’s my job to scrutinise Government policies in the ‘Work’ section of the Department for Work and Pensions. From April 2013, people on Jobseekers...
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